According to a separate group’s paper published in the same journal, the southern portion of the rupture occurred at an astonishing 3.7 miles per second—fast enough to qualify as “supershear velocity.

The earthquake destroyed buildings in neighbouring Thailand (pictured) and in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. According to the US Geological Survey, likely losses of life are between ...

Scientists say earthquake prediction is impossible but studying the 2025 Myanmar earthquake may help forecast when, and where ...

University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan—On March 28, 2025, a major earthquake with a moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.7 struck Mandalay, central Myanmar (referred to as the 2025 Myanmar earthquake).

Kyoto, Japan --  During the midday Friday prayer hours on 28 March 2025, a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Myanmar along the Sagaing Fault. With an epicenter close to Mandalay, the ...

Journal Reference: Jesse Kearse, Yoshihiro Kaneko. Curved Fault Slip Captured by CCTV Video During the 2025 Mw 7.7 Myanmar Earthquake. The Seismic Record, 2025; 5 (3): 281 DOI: 10.1785/0320250024 ...

More information: Lingling Ye et al, The 28 March 2025 Mw 7.8 Myanmar Earthquake: Preliminary Analysis of an ∼480 km Long Intermittent Supershear Rupture, The Seismic Record (2025).

Myanmar’s Devastating Earthquake in March Split the Earth at ‘Supershear Velocity’ The southern part of the earthquake’s rupture moved at speeds of over 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) per second.

CCTV footage along Myanmar’s Sagaing Fault—about 74.5 miles south of the earthquake’s hypocenter—shows the fault as it cracks and slides.